Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-28
Council Bills Explained.

At4:1 adjourned to 2 p. m. Monday.
Council Bills Explained.
COUNTY AUDITOR.
l No. "a. Introduced by Mr. Matthews,
provides that whenever the county COM
missioners shall, at regular meeting, by
resolution declare that county auditor is
necessary for the dispatch of public bust.
ness Of the county, the commissioners,
with the probate Judge and treasurer, may
appoint legally qualified person to be
county auditor. to hold the office until the
first Monday in January following, when
he will be succeeded by a county auditor
elected for two years at the November
election. Present auditors will continue
under this bill (which re-enacts substantially
the existing laws as to the duties and liza
bilities OF auditors.
PEMBINA BONDS.
No. Is. Introduced by Mr.. Don ovan,
amends the act of 'S1, authorizing the issue
of funding bonds by Pembina county. so
that the taxation for payment of the bonds
shall begin seven years after their issue,
instead Of eight. .-.. - =...4
| ..u.. JUDICIAL DECISIONS. r
No. rs. introduced by Mr.. Dodge, adds
to section Is, chapter IL, of the civil code,
relating to decisions of actions: 'And no
Judgment shall be rendered or entered un-
| til after the filing of such decision 1t
also strikes out the third subdivision of
| section 26S of the same chapter, which al
lows an oral waiver Of the filing of the de-
cisiOn. ...,
| GENERAL BOND LAW.
No. II. Introduced by Mr.. Ericsson, is
intended as general law providing for
the issue Of county and township bonds,
for funding indebtedness. The issue is to
be when deemed advisable by the county
or town board. The bonds may be of ten
to twenty years duration, &C not exceeding
7 per cent. interest and not to be sold at
less than par.
AN OIL INSPECTOR.
| No. 78. Introduced by Mr.. Foster, pro-
poses the appointment for two years of
territorial inspector OF oils, to have one or
more deputies in each county. Oil and
gasolene are to be judged by the flash test
oil at 110' and gasolene at $40 F. Inferior
oils and gasOlene are to be stamped unsafe
for domestic use. and penalties are pro-
vided for selling uninspected or unsafe
oils. The inspector and deputies are to
sued for neglect or false inspections. The
proposed fees for inspection are as follows
Single barrel or package, 40c; not exceed:
ing five barrels or packages, S5c each; not
exceeding ten, Soc; larger number, 25c
each. All inspections are to be within the
territory, and oils refined or made In the
| territory are to be inspected at the refinery
or manufactOry.
OFFICIAL REPORTS.
No. a. Introduced by Mr.. Hughes. fixes
| penaityof not exceeding $500 for wilful
neglect Of any officer to make any report
| in time and substantially in manner re-
quired by law. The attorney general is to
prosecute offenders and it is made the duty
OF the officer or board to whom the report
should be made to notify the attorney gen
whereupOn he is to investigate and prose-
cute.
No. 80. Introduced by Mr.. Hughes, by
request, fixes the fees of probate judges in
all of their actions, and provides in addi-
ton that in counties having 5000 or more
sides his fees, be paid an annual salary of
$500.
COUNTY JUSTICES.
No. 81. introduced by Mr.. McCumber,
proposes to add to section IL of chapter 112
of laws of 1885, as follows: "Provided that
| this section shall not be taken as abolish
| or county courts, as provided in section Is
| of chapter 81 of the political CODE"
SCHOOL FUNDS.
No. 49, introduced by Mr.. Hughes, pro-
vides for the payment into the county
treasury of moneys accruing to the county
from fines, forfeitures, penalties, liquor
| licen :es, etc.. that the same shall be dill
gently collected and that the treasurer
shall add the same to the scfool fund, to be
distributed for the support of schools. Sub
stantially it re-enacts the law regarding
the disposition of such moneys which pre-
vailed in the territory until two years ago,
when they were turned into the county
general fund.
| SCHOOL MODERATORS.
No. 8S. Introduced by Mr.. Matthews, pro-
poses to amend the general school law so
that each m oderator of school. shall be
member of the township school board and
shall have authority, and it shall be his
duty. to have charge of the school house
and all property, repairs, furniture. fixtures
and fuel. He shall visit the school. He
may exclude refractory pupil for not ex-
ceeding two months. The teacher may
suspend an incorrigable pupil for not ex-
moderator, who may order the pupil re-
stored, punished or expelled.
| TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS.
No. 81. Also by Mr. Matthews, proposes to
amend section IL of the township law, so
that the supervisors shall be elected for
three years. At the first election three
shall be elected, whose terms of one, two
and three years are to be decided by lot.
Afterwards one is to be elected each year
for three years. All other town officers are
to be elected annually for one year.
! DEBTOR ABOUT TO REMOVE.
No. IS. Introduced by Mr.. Hughes, is to
repeal the act OF 1883, which gave to cred
itors the right to demand security of a
debtor about to remove from the county,
and also the right of attachment against
the property of such debtor.
! JUSTICES.
No. IS. Also by Mr.. Hughes, and by re-
quest, adds to section 1, chapter 1. of the
justice code a pro 'iso that no justice shall
keep his Office in the same room with an
attorney at law. unless he be his partner,
and in no case shall such partner practice
as all attorney before such justice
| '-.. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES.